State completes ID parade in Soweto school guard sexual assault case
1 November 2017
Johannesburg - The State says it has completed the identification parade in the case against a security guard who allegedly sexually assaulted at least 87 school girls at a Soweto primary school.
State prosecutor Cheryl Slack told the Protea Glen Magistrate's Court in Soweto on Wednesday that they had successfully completed the statements and interviews of 55 pupils.
Slack asked for the matter to be postponed for the State to assess the victims' readiness for trial.
Gauteng Department of Education spokesperson Steve Mabona said they were in the process of preparing the children for court.